Arab world
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Palestinian wakfs minister arrives
Date: 2014-09-17 07:26:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:954909
CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Wakfs and Religious Affairs Sheikh Youssef Ideiss arrived here on Wednesday coming from Jordan to follow up travel procedures of Palestinian pilgrims. Some 2,508 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip are ....
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2 Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi
Date: 2014-09-17 05:58:05 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:954221
TRIPOLI, Sept 17 (MENA) - Two Libyan soldiers were shot dead in Salmani and Khamsein areas in Benghazi in eastern Libya. A number of unidentified gunmen opened fire Tuesday night at Saleh al-Majbari of the naval force and Anis Adel al-Hassi of the ....
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Former Yemeni president denies supporting Houthis
Date: 2014-09-16 21:05:14 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:134 - ID:953517
SANAA, Sept 16 (MENA) - Former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh denied Tuesday that he supported the Shiite Houthis, pointing out that media reports on such links were groundless. In a meeting with people of the Yemeni province of Al Beidha, ....
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2 terrorists sentenced to death in KSA over 'terror' charges
Date: 2014-09-16 20:29:21 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:131 - ID:953413
RIYADH, Sept 16 (MENA) - A Saudi court on Tuesday sentenced two terrorists to death and 13 others to up to 35 years in jail on charges that included plotting attacks in the kingdom and murder of a policeman. The terrorists, who include two ....
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Scores killed, injured in shelling of several areas in Damascus
Date: 2014-09-16 19:20:51 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:125 - ID:953161
DAMASCUS, Sept 16 (MENA) - Scores of people were killed and injured in shelling that targeted several areas in Damascus. The shelling included mortar bomb and Katyusha rockets, sources told Sky News Tuesday. (MENA) MHK/AI ....
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Fatah spokesman accuses Hamas of squandering Gaza aid
Date: 2014-09-16 18:50:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:123 - ID:952989
RAMALLAH, Sept 16 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Palestinian Fatah movement Ahmed Assaf on Tuesday said that leaders of "Hamas" movement have received a financial aid, entitled to Gaza residents, without delivering any to the eligible people. ....
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'Intl. coalition to end Israeli occupation is a must': Palestine presidency
Date: 2014-09-16 18:31:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:122 - ID:952801
RAMALLAH, Sept 16 (MENA) - The Palestinian presidency said Tuesday setting up an international coalition to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine would be given top priority before setting up a coalition to encounter terrorism, Spokesperson for ....
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Israeli forces arrest Palestinian child in al-Quds
Date: 2014-09-16 17:56:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:116 - ID:952841
RAMALLAH, Sept 16 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Tuesday a nine-year-old Palestinian for hurling stones at an ambulance in al-Quds (East Jerusalem. He was later released. (MENA) MI/AI ....
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11 killed in Houthis, local residents clashes
Date: 2014-09-16 17:42:53 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:952381
SANAA, Sept 16 (MENA) - Eleven people were killed Tuesday after fierce clashes between the Houthi militants "Ansar Allah" and members of the Islamic "reform" party, a Muslim Brotherhood (MB) splinter. The clashes erupted on Tuesday in Al Kabel ....
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Palestinian PM briefed on Gaza's reconstruction report
Date: 2014-09-16 17:39:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:952385
RAMALLAH, Sept 16 (MENA) - The Palestinian Cabinet was briefed on a report made by a local development committee preparing for donor conferences in New York and Cairo. Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said program of relief and temporary housing for ....